Can an Idea Exist Without a Mind? To question: "Can an idea exist without a mind?" not only probes the definition of an idea, but the nature of a mind. Is an idea the product of language? Is representation required to think? Is memory a representational map of our experience? If the computer is empowered with a robot, so that it can do something about the programmes it contains and uses to process data, is it like us? What about values? What about significance? What about meaning? … [Read more...]
Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls must be punished
September 19, 2012 by
September 2012 – Violence against women and girls and the indiscriminate extraction of natural resources are among the most pressing issues that indigenous peoples face today, a United Nations human rights expert said today. “A recurring issue that has come to my attention in various contexts is that of violence against indigenous women and girls,” said the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, in his statement to the UN Human Rights Council in … [Read more...]
WORLD BRAILLE DAY – Celebrate January 4
January 3, 2011 by
WORLD BRAILLE DAY January 4 ... celebrates the magic of six small dots. We celebrate World Braille Day in honour to give tribute to the genius Louis Braille. World Braille Day gives an opportunity to all the organization which are working for the blind so that they can display their work and promote the Braille language and also educate the others on the issue that is affecting the blind. In 1829, Louis Braille published the Method of Writing Words, Music, and … [Read more...]
